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Australian State Sets Minimum Pay for Amazon Contractors in Landmark Step

Reuters2022-02-18

An Australian state ordered Amazon.com Inc on Friday to pay a minimum rate to freelance delivery drivers, a decision hailed by a union as making it the world's first jurisdiction to compel the ...

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